PHIL419/519 FA25
PHIL419/519: Analytic Philosophy
Dr. Kyle Banick
Tuesdays · 5:00pm–7:45pm · LA4–105
Analytic philosophy emerged at the turn of the 20th century and has profoundly shaped both philosophical practice and prevailing conceptions of the nature of philosophy. This course offers a broad historical and conceptual survey of the development of analytic philosophy up until the middle of the 20th century. We will trace the origins of analytic philosophy back to an emerging intellectual ethos that took root in late 19th-century Europe, driven by the ambition to reform philosophy into a rigorous, scientific, and anti-speculative discipline. The contributions of Bolzano, Brentano, the Lvov-Warsaw school, Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein, the Vienna Circle positivists, and Quine will be examined.
Students would benefit from knowledge of formal logic, but this is not a requirement. Technical issues will be kept to the background except where absolutely required.